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Fran Costigan - Refreshing Fruit Desserts
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:00 pm Pacific, 4:00 pm Eastern
Join Chef Fran Costigan, Rouxbe Director of Vegan Pastry, for an enticing, interactive presentation in which she will explore the vibrant world of summer fruit desserts! From juicy b… Read More.
Question:
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Can you suggest some plant based milks you use? I see the ones available now have oils in them.
— Denise Tarasuk
Answer:
Many of the plant milks that you buy in the shops do have added oil, but not all of them. I prefer oatley. I use a lot of soy milk, I will say that. And so my, the soy milk I use doesn't have added oil as far as I know. Um, but when I'm baking for a crowd, I make a couple of assumptions that there will be soy avoiders and there will be people who are not allergic. I by the way, have been eating vegan, very healthy vegan, uh, despite the fact that I am a vegan pastry chef. I don't live on desserts for over 30 years and I've been eating whole forms of soy all that time with no problem. In fact, I love it. I like oatley. And Oatley does have several options. One is a barista which has the most fat and then the regular has a little less fat and they have a low fat one or a non-fat. And when you pour it, I've tried it, it really looks like skim milk. I know that the, uh, rip essel ton and I always like to say, and those of you who have been listening to me for a while and probably know I'm gonna say, and I made Rip Esselstyn's wedding cakes, but, um, plant Strong has milk plant milks that don't have any oil and there's another brand Elmhurst as well.
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